James 5:14

Sickness and healing Prayer Fellowship and the church

¹² Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

¹³ Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

¹⁵ And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

¹⁶ Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
KJV: Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
WEB: Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
ASV: Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
DARBY: Is any sick among you? let him call to [him] the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of [the] Lord;
BLB: Is anyone among you⁺ sick? Let him summon the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord.

ÅB: Er noen iblant dere syk, han kalle til seg menighetens eldste, og de skal be over ham og salve ham med olje i Herrens navn,
OTB: Er noen blant dere syke? La dem kalle til seg menighetens eldste, og la dem be over dem, salve dem med olje i Herrens navn.
B1930: Er nogen iblandt eder syk, han kalle til sig menighetens eldste, og de skal bede over ham og salve ham med olje i Herrens navn,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Mark 6:13
They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.
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Acts 28:8
The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
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Mark 16:18
they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
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2 Kings 5:11
But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.
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Acts 9:40
Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
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2 Kings 4:33
So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.
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Acts 15:4
On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
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Acts 14:23
Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
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